World Patient Safety Day 2024

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Haiti Humanitarian Crisis

PAHO staff providing support in Haiti

Dengue Resources

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News

Maruim (Culicoides paraenses) y del mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus, vectores del virus Oroupuche

10 Sep 2024

PAHO publishes update on Oropouche fever in the Americas

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9 Sep 2024

World Suicide Prevention Day: PAHO calls for changing stigmatizing narrative and fostering a culture of support

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6 Sep 2024

PAHO and International Bureau for Epilepsy seek to make epilepsy a health priority in the Americas

Public Health Stories

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World Humanitarian Day: Supporting access to health in displaced persons camps amid ongoing conflict in Haiti

At the home of Demecio Semo, a Yuqui father, the whole family undergoes evaluation.

Fighting Blindness: Searching for trachoma in indigenous communities in central Bolivia

PAHO in the field supporting in emergency situations by delivering needed supplies

PAHO supports Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines following Hurricane Beryl

Latest alerts and epidemiological updates

11 Sep 2024

Epidemiological Update Mpox in the Americas Region - 10 September 2024

6 Sep 2024

Epidemiological Update Oropouche in the Americas Region - 6 September 2024

17 Aug 2024

Epidemiological Update Mpox in the Americas Region - 17 August 2024

8 Aug 2024

Epidemiological Alert Mpox (MPXV clade I) - 8 August 2024

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO Director

Dr. Jarbas Barbosa
Director Pan American Health Organization

Learn about the five priority pillars of his vision for the future of PAHO.

Visit the Director's site

Publications

Governing Bodies

Flags of the Americas

Partnership

Health Emergencies

Pan American Journal of Public Health

Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas

The Decade of Healthy Aging

Elimination Initiative

Campaigns

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Wellness Week 2024

14 Sep 2024

Events

Ethics guidance for public health surveillance / New date

Virtual seminar: Ethics guidance for public health surveillance / New date

16 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024

Social cohesion, arms, heart, society

Wellness Week 2024. Regional Launch / September 16, 2024, 9:30am (EDT)

16 Sep 2024 - 16 Sep 2024

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Early Detection and Emergency Management of Opioid intoxication: Approach to Primary Health Care

17 Sep 2024 - 17 Sep 2024

African Descent pregnant women

Building Transnational Solidarity and Targeted Action for Equity in Health: Bridging the Gap on Maternal Health for Women and Girls of African Descent / September 18, 10:00am (EDT)

18 Sep 2024 - 18 Sep 2024

Wellness Week 2024. Dialogue on Local Governance and Social Cohesion / 20 September 2024, 12:00pm (EDT)

20 Sep 2024 - 20 Sep 2024